The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition.
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You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.
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The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.
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Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
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